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"Our culture is adrift in division and distrust, and we need everyday heroes more than ever. Drawing from his own remarkable journey, Steve Pemberton shares stories of the ordinary people who quietly change lives and bring change to their communities. Compelling and insightful, this book will inspire you and renew your hope for the future"--
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"Executive coach Jerry Colonna encourages leaders to consider the ways they have been complicit in, and benefited from, the conditions in the world they say they'd like to change and shows them the path to creating new systems of inclusion for everyone." -- Amazon.com.
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A high-achieving teen who's determined to become a fighter jet pilot is matched up with an accused criminal at an elite military boarding school.
Paige plans to graduate from Wallingford Academy and become a pilot in the US Air Force. She's inherited her father's no-nonsense attitude and whip-smart intelligence, all of which have made her the perfect Wallingford cadet. Logan, once a star basketball player, now spends his days playing video games....
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"Shaking Hands with Wisdom," is an epic tool that is, needed in the lives of every mentor and mentee. Authors Bishop Ron Webb and Amber M. Brown share powerful revelation that will challenge you to learn how to help and serve others. Mentorship is a special part of God's plan of keeping the world going and operating in Wisdom and Excellence. From the knowledge gained by the authors, they will show us that when walking in mentorship, the mentee will...
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Life Skills Made Easy- Handbook for Young People and Trainers is a Timeless handbook for learners and trainers in life skills. The book is designed as one of the tools that provide frameworks for learning and training in life skills. It provide guideline on fundamental life skills issues. The book articulates the concept of life skills, knowing and living with self, knowing and living with others, making decisions, choices and solving problems and...
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Examinations, at best, are daunting, and if you're not fully prepared, they can be terrifying. The key to success lies in thorough and adequate preparation. The book provides you with a plan of preparation, a plan that sharpens your skills and your attitude towards taking an examination. It also supplies you with the down to earth techniques of preparation, such as working out a study schedule; creating a conducive environment; developing your ability...
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Actualidad, inmediatez y, sobre todo, mucho contenido en muy pocos caracteres. Esta es la filosofía de Twitter que Enrique Sánchez utiliza en este libro de forma genial para compartir con nosotros las nuevas tendencias educativas.
Un contenido refrescante y ameno para aprender y reflexionar sobre la educación actual escrito con el lenguaje más actual, repleto de interesantes anécdotas, historias y metáforas que te engancharán desde la primera...
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In “The Dyer Island Boys”, two young surgical residents in post-WWII New York City, one a recent veteran, purchase a small, undeveloped island off the coast of Maine for summer adventure, but end up creating a community camp run for and by adolescent boys, providing positive structure for generations of teens in the process.
When Walter Wickson is robbed at knifepoint by young Harry Thompson, he isn't looking to get the boy in trouble. Instead,...
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This book outlines why strong, mutual relationships between educators and students are critical for twenty-first-century learning, and demonstrates how schools can foster them using a readily, available tool: student feedback.
Systematically collecting and using student feedback is a powerful, yet safe, way to:
• improve and develop educator practice
• demonstrate to students that the school values student voice
• develop consistently high...
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Balancing the Baton is based on Mark's thirty-five years of teaching experience with many types of classes and ensembles in a variety of settings at all levels. Within its pages you will find proven solutions to real-life situations so you can tackle the day-to-day challenges, as well as logistical concerns and unexpected issues you will face on your journey. After reading Balancing the Baton, you will be better equipped to approach your teaching...
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¿Es el universitario una oveja, que hay que unir a un buen rebaño para que alcance una buena posición económica? ¿Eso es todo, o casi todo? Deresiewicz denuncia carencias, interpela, incomoda. Porque está en juego la propia construcción interior de la persona.
Enseñar no es un problema de ingeniería. No se trata de transferir una cierta cantidad de información de un cerebro a otro. "Educar" significa "conducir". El trabajo de un profesor...
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After working in Rwanda, transforming music Teachers into music Coaches, it was clear that Michael's method of teaching works in all cultural contexts.
Michael shares his teaching experiences as a music Coach and a high school social studies Teacher. His outside-the-box approach to connecting with students has shown that children today are in desperate need of Coaches.
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Most organizations are terrified of conflict, seeing it as a sign of trouble. But clinical psychologist and transformative communication expert Dr. Nate Regier says conflict is really just a kind of energy that can be used for good or ill. With the concepts and tools he shares in this eBook, you can turn conflict into a partner for positive change. Handled incorrectly, conflict becomes drama-people struggle against themselves or each other to feel...
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The former CEO of Clif Bar, Co-founder of Plum, and serial entrepreneur offers insights about launching and growing a business while maintaining a fulfilled life in this practical guide filled with hard-won advice culled from the author's own sometimes dark, raw experiences. With a foreword by Steve Blank.
Aspiring entrepreneurs are told that to launch a business, you must go all in, devoting every resource and moment to making it work. But following...
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There is a long-standing truth in the world of organizations: talent wins! But how do you attract the best people? What do they really want? Based on his rigorous and extensive research, Mark Miller learned that top performers are looking for very different things than solid contributors. In Talent Magnet, Miller uses a clever and entertaining business fable to share these findings. He tells the parallel stories of Blake Brown, a CEO struggling with...
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In our lifetime, we will come to know hundreds if not thousands of people. Their presence, words, and actions will touch our lives in ways both seen and unseen, and the same can be said of us. But as we sail through life's voyage, there will always be One who sits on the boat with us, and His name is Jesus.
“My Mentor Walks on Water” gently whisks away readers of all ages and circumstances on an inward journey of God's divine love that will then...
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No mistake was made in heaven when God gave you the gift of leadership or teaching. . . Every gift you have-your instincts to lead and your passion to make a difference- came from the hand of a loving Father who crafted you. In this practical and inspiring book, Willow Creek executive vice president and teaching pastor Nancy Beach speaks to women with God-given gifts of leading and teaching. Sharing from her thirty-year journey in a local church,...
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A vision. You as a leader may have it, but has your organization caught it. If a leader's vision is all about what could be and what should be, why are you buried under what is? Noted author and pastor Andy Stanley points out that if followers don't get the vision, it's because the leaders haven't delivered it. He reveals the three reasons vision doesn't stick. And then he delivers three ways to make vision stick, to make you a leader worth following:1....
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Darlene Zschech, one of the world's most respected worship leaders, writes honestly and realistically of how both current leaders and those coming along after them can overcome hurdles and by the grace of God work together for the good of the church. In this critical message, she urgently challenges the church to raise up a new generation of leaders whose hearts are centered on God. Her leadership at Hillsong Church combined with her international...
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Serving as a church leader can be a tough assignment. Whatever your role, odds are you've known your share of the frustration, conflict, and disillusionment that comes with silly turf battles, conflicting vision, and marathon meetings. No doubt, you've asked yourself, "How did it get this way?"With practical and accessible wisdom, Larry Osborne explains how it got this way. He exposes the hidden roadblocks, structures, and goofy thinking that sabotage...
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